Almelo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as almelo in 1157. Likely a compound of Proto-Germanic *alma- (“elm, Ulmus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.məˌloː/
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Proper noun

Almelo n

Almelo (a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands).
Meronyms: Aadorp, Bavinkel, Bornerbroek, Tusveld

Derived terms

Almeloër
Almelos
Ambt Almelo
Stad Almelo

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “almelo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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